Edwin Stark was born in Caracas, Venezuela. That's South America for the few geographically-challenged ones out there. Supposedly the stork had just stumbled out from a pub while it was delivering him, (it was confused to say the least) and mishandled his humble persona, leaving him stranded in this unlikely place. Having German ancestry, he spoke that language as a toddler, but his Mom had the strange misconception that he'd fit better there if he spoke Spanish, a mistake he tried to correct immediately by learning English. So far, he has written several books: AI Rebellion, Eco Station One, a very bizarre and funny satire, Cuentos (a short story collection), The Clayton Chronicles, Xaman and The Karaoke Duo Series. All these are available for the Kindle reader on Amazon, some in paperbacks and various other e-book formats in Smashwords. He's married to romance author Simone Beaudelaire. "The characters of 'Cuentos' display believable characteristics that gently lead the reader along a path to gradually but willingly leave reality at the door. Before long, readers become part of the action -- whether it is in the darkening sewers of Nosfort, Massachusetts or beneath a bulbous fruit tree in a different reality -- and cannot put down the book." --Sylvia Cochran, thedeepening.com